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Bitcoin SV Drops 40% as Lawyer Admits Craig Wright Has No Private Keys
18.1.2020
Craig Wright court case sparks heavy losses for Bitcoin SV investors, while Bitcoin consolidates its January gains
PSA: It’s That Time to Update the Copyright Year on Your Site
1.1.2020
Every year about this time I see articles going around reminding people how to update the copyright on their websites. Usually somewhere in the footer. You know, a line like:
© Copyright 2007-2019 CSS-Tricks
I am very absolutely not a lawyer, but this is how I understand it:
You don't actually...
Kleiman Estate Asks Judge to Overrule Craig Wright’s Objections
17.12.2019
On December 16, new court filings from the Kleiman v. Wright case show the plaintiffs have responded to Wright’s objections against the magistrate’s court order. Kleiman’s lawyer Velvel Freedman explained that Craig’s statements in court “lacked credibility,”...
Quadrigacx Founder Dead or Alive? Request for Exhumation and Autopsy Filed
14.12.2019
It has been a year since the founder of now-defunct crypto exchange Quadrigacx supposedly died in India. However, some 76,000 victims are still out of millions of dollars. A court-appointed lawyer representing them has now requested an exhumation and post-mortem autopsy in Canada of the dead body...
Crowell & Moring Hires Leading Lawyer Michelle Gitlitz
10.12.2019
Headquartered in Washington D.C, Crowell & Moring, a leading global law firm, has made an official announcement regarding the hiring of renowned lawyer Michelle Gitlitz as the chief of the blockchain and digital assets practice in the New York office of the firm. The new recruitment has grabbed...
Ethereum Developer Facing up to 20 Years in Prison Gets Top Lawyer
3.12.2019
36-year old Ethereum (ETH) developer Virgil Griffith, who's facing up to 20 years in prison for allegedly helping North Korea avoid sanctions, is now represented by Brian Klein, high-stakes trial attorney and partner at Los Angeles-Based law firm Baker Marquart.
Brian Klein. "I now represent...
Jury Convicts Crypto Ponzi Scheme OneCoin’s Lawyer on Fraud Charges
22.11.2019
A Manhattan court convicted Mark Scott, OneCoin's lawyer, for fraud after he laundered $400 million for the crypto Ponzi scheme
Lawyer Found Guilty of Money Laundering for OneCoin’s Cryptoqueen
21.11.2019
Mark S. Scott was found guilty of helping OneCoin co-founder Ruja Ignatova launder $400 million
OneCoin Fugitive Cryptoqueen Allegedly Paid $50 M to Lawyer to Launder Funds
21.11.2019
Former Locke Lord LLP partner allegedly received $50 million to launder $400 million for OneCoin co-founder Ruja Ignatova
OneCoin Scam Accused Lawyer’s Trial to Begin in New York
6.11.2019
The trial process of a US-based lawyer named Mark Scott, who was recently blamed for being involved in embezzlement of the proceeds from the notoriously famous OneCoin cryptocurrency “scam,” has started in the New York City. According to the reports describing the allegations imposed on the lawyer...
Lawyer Asks Whether KYC Is Worth Exposing Users to Hacking and ID Theft
2.11.2019
Lawyer Jake Chervinsky asks the public if identity verification is worth exposing the public to data leaks
CFTC Taps Coinbase Lawyer to Head Division Overseeing Bitcoin Futures
17.9.2019
New CFTC Chairman Heath Tarbert has named Coinbase general counsel Dorothy DeWitt as the agency's new director of market oversight
$2 Billion Lost in Mt. Gox Bitcoin Hack Can Be Recovered, Lawyer Claims
12.9.2019
A Russian law firm says it can help Mt Gox creditors recover up to $2 billion worth of bitcoins stolen in the 2014 hack
WATCH: ‘Mother of Blockchains’ Defends Facebook’s Choice of Controversial Swiss Foundation
19.7.2019
Joshua Ashley Klayman Kuzar sees Libra as a turning point in the march to mass adoption. "Facebook didn't come to congress," she said. "Congress came to Facebook."
WATCH: A FinTech Lawyer Breaks Down Libra’s Legality
18.7.2019
Joel Telpner is chair of the Fintech and Blockchain Practice Group at Sullivan & Worcester LLP and sees Libra's creation as setting a fascinating - and potentially treacherous - precedent
Craig Wright Failed to Disclose Bitcoin Holdings in Court Case, Says Lawyer
23.6.2019
Self-proclaimed Satoshi, Craig Wright, did not disclose his bitcoin holdings as ordered by a court, says lawyer Devin Freedman
Craig Wright Failed to Disclose Bitcoin Holdings in Court Case, Says Lawyer
23.6.2019
Self-proclaimed Satoshi, Craig Wright, did not disclose his bitcoin holdings as ordered by a court, says lawyer Devin Freedman
India’s Central Bank Denies Knowledge of Bill to Ban Cryptocurrencies
6.6.2019
India’s crypto regulation is reportedly ready and there has been much speculation about what it contains. An Indian lawyer has gotten some answers from the Reserve Bank of India about a bill allegedly seeking to ban cryptocurrencies. Surprisingly, the central bank claims that it does not have...
Russian Prosecutors Fail to Block Crypto Website
13.5.2019
A court case in Russia has signaled a change in the attitude authorities have towards the cryptocurrency space, at least on first glance. An online portal helping traders find the best exchange options for their digital assets will be allowed to restore normal operations. That’s after...
US Objects to Huawei Lawyer’s Conflict of Interest
12.5.2019
The trouble between the United States and Chinese tech giant Huawei Technologies Limited has been one of the biggest stories of the year. The US authorities accused that the products supplied by the world’s leading telecom equipment maker are used for spying purposed by the Chinese state...